Torodora octavana

Species of moth

Torodora octavana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Torodora
Species:
T. octavana
Binomial name
Torodora octavana
(Meyrick, 1911)[1]
Synonyms
  • Brachmia octavana Meyrick, 1911
  • Lecithocera octavana

Torodora octavana is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It is found in Taiwan, India, and Sichuan, Kwanhsien and Zhejiang in China.[2]

The wingspan is 22–23 mm. The forewings are brown, sprinkled with dark fuscous, with a strong purplish gloss. The costal edge is ochreous-orange and the plical and first discal stigmata are indicated by two very obscure somewhat lighter ochreous-brown spots, the second discal by a similar 8-shaped spot centered with two dark fuscous dots. There is an obscure ochreous-brown subterminal line, the central third somewhat curved outwards. There is also an interrupted blackish terminal line. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References

  1. ^ TaiBNET - Catalogue of Life of Taiwan
  2. ^ Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera) of Taiwan (III) Subfamily Torodorinae: genus Torodora Meyrick
  3. ^ J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 20 (3): 714 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


Taxon identifiers
Torodora octavana


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